Off the Shelf 164 – Fr. Edward Looney This week Father Edward Looney joins me to discuss his fantastic Lenten devotional A Lenten Journey with Mother
The aphorism “With age comes wisdom” is often times not true. Just look at the two old guys and one old gal running for the
When you were a child did you ever receive a sharp pinch on the inside of your arm from one of your parents during mass?
I’ve often heard people say that whenever they make a decision – whether it’s about a career, a religious calling, marriage, settling in another place,
You learn a lot about a person from tributes at their passing. Someone I much admired left us in January. Two phrases I continue to
The season of Lent is soon upon us so now i a good time to consider what resources you will utilize on your Lenten journey.
Imagine your life is like a child’s crib mobile. It has a center and four spokes emanating out from the center. Hanging off the end of
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”—Luke 5:32 JOHN NEWTON, AUTHOR OF “AMAZING GRACE” Amazing Grace is one of the most
Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it
Curious about how the word “reactionary” was being used in a few articles I read, I looked up the definition, and Google gave me this:
It is quite easy to define the Virgin Mary as the most appropriate role model for the Christian. After all, she was the first disciple
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Off the Shelf 163 – James Papandrea This week Jim Papandrea returns to discuss his book What Really Happens after We Die: How We Know There
This essay is dedicated to Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr, in thanksgiving for her intercession on my behalf. I have been experiencing eye irritation on
When the topic arises, some people may ask why we should consider consecrating ourselves to St. Joseph. Father Donald Calloway’s new book, Consecration to St.
… [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He
Repentance, in my opinion, is something we do not hear enough of. In sacred scripture we read of the great heroes of faith constantly turning
Mitt Romney’s recent vote to convict President Donald Trump following the impeachment trial in the Senate created a huge uproar among politicos, but particularly Republicans,
Off the Shelf 162 – Fr Timothy Gallagher Feel like you have hit a brick wall in your spiritual life? Does despair gnaw at you
More than twenty years ago I encouraged my Irish mother-in-law to find a Bible Study group and to “get into the Word.” Because we lived
I have been asked to give a talk at a local high school in a few months about prison ministry, so in preparation for that
It was a humid Saturday afternoon in February, thirty-eight years ago, when Lino, then my fiancé, with his parents and a handful of relatives, formally
